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• bind — bind1 [ baınd ] (past tense and past participle bound [ baund ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 tie something ▸ 2 unite people ▸ 3 force someone to obey rule ▸ 4 fasten book together ▸ 5 when substances mix ▸ 6 decorate edges 1. ) transitive to tie someone s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bind — I UK [baɪnd] / US verb Word forms bind : present tense I/you/we/they bind he/she/it binds present participle binding past tense bound UK [baʊnd] / US past participle bound *** 1) [transitive] to tie someone s hands or feet together so they cannot …   English dictionary

• Bind — Bind, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bind over — vt 1: to put under a bond to do something (as appear in court) under court authority 2: to transfer (a case or defendant) to another forum after a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing ◇ In states that require indictment by a grand… …   Law dictionary

• bind — [baɪnd] verb bound PTandPP [baʊnd] binding PRESPART [transitive] LAW if a legal agreement binds someone, it makes them promise to do something: • If a person signs a documen …   Financial and business terms

• bind — [[t]ba͟ɪnd[/t]] binds, binding, bound 1) VERB If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. [V pl n together] It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds… …   English dictionary

• bind — bind1 [baınd] v past tense and past participle bound [baund] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tie/fasten)¦ 2¦(form a connection)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(stick together)¦ 5¦(book)¦ 6¦(stitch)¦ Phrasal verbs 　bind somebody over ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; O …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bind — 1 verb past tense and past participle bound, 1 TIE/FASTEN (T) formal or literary a) to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape: They bound my arms and legs with rope. | bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bind over — verb order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her The defendant was bound over for trial • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑detain • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• bind — [[t]baɪnd[/t]] v. bound, bind•ing, n. 1) to fasten or secure with or as if with a band 2) to encircle with a band or ligature: to bind one s hair with a ribbon[/ex] 3) to bandage (often fol. by up): to bind up one s wounds[/ex] 4) to fix in place …   From formal English to slang

• bind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. bound) (see also BOUNDEN). 1 tr. (often foll. by to, on, together) tie or fasten tightly. 2 tr. a restrain; put in bonds. b (as bound adj.) constricted, obstructed (snowbound). 3 tr. esp. Cookery cause… …   Useful english dictionary